The Municipality of Ayia Napa once again commemorated and honoured holiday-makers who regularly visit the town. This time, Bechara and Claudine Abou Rahal and their daughter Μia, from Lebanon, received not only an honourary plaque but also the ambassador of tourism emblem.

More than 1,000 volunteers descended on Moscow's Red Square to make a Guinness world record breaking Greek salad which took two hours to prepare and weighed an impressive 20 tonnes.

Competing in the Dragon Boat Challenge for a second year running, Columbia Shipmanagement Cyprus (CSM) came second in the standard boat corporate category. The event took place in May in Limassol with a total of 12 teams competing in two groups.

Elias Beach Hotel celebrated the 42nd World Environment Day by raising awareness and educating children while demostration how the property cares for the environment, through an interactive activity at the kids' club.

Limassol Marina, in collaboration with Bank of Cyprus, held the first Fighting Cancer with Music event in support of The Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society. A range of fundraising activities, entertainment performances and a live link constituted a fun-packed day for all visitors,

In an effort to raise awareness of the Colony Collapse Disorder, whereby seemingly healthy bees abandon their hives en masse, Columbia Beach Resort treated guests to a small information booklet about the importance of the insects to the food supply.